"Yes, it was Lord Takahashi's subordinate, Uchiha Shunji!"
Hiruko answered Tobirama's question.
Another Uchiha?
It seemed this was another pair of Mangekyō Sharingan...
Tobirama's red eyes stole a discreet glance at Fugaku, who was still in the Laboratory.
'The Uchiha Clan rebelled alongside Lord Danzo...'
Those were that brat's exact words...
But the situation in the village was clear now, so that could wait until Danzo and the others returned.
"Do you know its abilities?"
Tobirama walked into Orochimaru's Isolation Room, lowering his voice as he continued asking.
"It was Shunji's left eye that contacted you."
"It can establish calls through certain tokens, regardless of distance."
Orochimaru licked his lips and followed behind Tobirama.
"No!"
"It has other functions, too."
Tobirama looked at the many researchers around them, then turned back toward Orochimaru.
Orochimaru nodded lightly, conveying to Tobirama that the Laboratory's personnel were completely trustworthy.
"The Pure Land..."
"My guess is that there is no Pure Land at all!"
Tobirama's words were startling, and before anyone could exclaim, he continued:
"Or rather, someone has been intercepting the souls of the Shinobi World!"
Without keeping them in suspense, Tobirama looked at the researchers around him, whose curiosity had already been stirred.
"Before I was awakened, my soul was in a dormant state."
"The Pure Land-let's call that space that intercepts souls that for now."
"The Pure Land is vast, but nowhere near the size of the Shinobi World! And there are far too few souls."
"They're all souls with a certain amount of chakra. That makes no sense at all!"
"After being awakened, I became the only conscious person in the Pure Land. I tried everything, but I couldn't awaken the other souls."
As Tobirama spoke, he seemed to recall his solitary existence in the Pure Land. He held his